Specially-trained guardian dogs from the Alps could be used to help protect new born lambs from sea eagles. Highland falconers are training two Maremma sheep dogs to look out for the large birds of ...

We recently brought home our first Livestock Guardian Dog: a Maremma Sheepdog we have named Stanley. Stanley is not a house pet, but an important part of all of our farm animal’s protection. Livestock ...

Dogs have been working with people for centuries. Think hunting dogs, herding dogs, police dogs or search and rescue dogs. But have you heard of conservation dogs? Conservation dogs fall mainly into ...

Around the West traditional livestock guard dogs, such as the Great Pyrenees and Pyrenees mixes, have proven their worth in keeping coyotes and cougars away. But federal researchers say they are not a ...

Beloved guard dog Eudy who was bred to protect a group of penguins on a remote Australian island will receive a public memorial after serving 10 years of service before her death. Eudy, the ...

A WORLD-FIRST Maremma dog trial has proved integral in turning around the fate of Warrnambool's Middle Island penguin colony - and now the next generation of pups is set to continue the good ...

A team of researchers has found a novel way to keep foxes away from 20 precious bandicoots introduced into a Victorian conservation reserve last month. Two giant, territorial dogs are protecting a ...

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